Los Angeles Plays Itself

From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.

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L.A. Gangs de femmes

2012

Everyday Echo Street: A Summer Diary

Everyday Echo Street: A Summer Diary

1993

Black Flag: TV Party Target Video

Black Flag: TV Party Target Video

1983

When We Fight

When We Fight

2023

The Cat That Changed America

The Cat That Changed America

2017

Kathryn Bigelow: Hollywood Adrenaline

Kathryn Bigelow: Hollywood Adrenaline

2023

The Man Who Looked Beyond the Horizon

The Man Who Looked Beyond the Horizon

2019

The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno

The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno

1991

Untitled KROQ Documentary

In The Mind of Warat Bureephakdee

In The Mind of Warat Bureephakdee

2023

Dalya's Other Country

Dalya's Other Country

2017

Los Angeles narrates

2017

The Dream Syndicate: How Did We Find Ourselves Here?

The Dream Syndicate: How Did We Find Ourselves Here?

2022

The dark legacy of this iconic baseball stadium

The dark legacy of this iconic baseball stadium

2021

Doll Parts

2013

Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles

Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles

1972

C-Walk: It's a Way of Livin'

C-Walk: It's a Way of Livin'

2003

Lost Compassion

Lost Compassion

2016

Downhill Motion

Downhill Motion

1975

Disco'd

Disco'd

2018